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" I'm learning a lot about how to be one of the 'good' actors. You'd hope that it's natural to be a good person, and kind, but I'm learning how to deal with long, sometimes boring days. "

Lily James

Long

Learning

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" The first Disney movie I saw I think was 'Snow White.' I loved all the Disney princess movies. "

" Ultimately, 'Cinderella' is the story of the underdog. You root for her in this fairytale; the girl who has nothing, deserves so much more, and gets it. "

" I loved all the princess films, and I grew up with them, and I think it's really cool how they've changed over the years - how the princesses have become more positive role models right up until 'Frozen.' "

" I played Nina in 'The Seagull,' and I remember thinking it's incredible to see all the actresses in the past that've played her. It's quite strengthening. You feel a part of the family of actresses going through and giving something of themselves to the role. "

" In anything, I always give my all. I'm not a good loser. "

" I want to do more theater, which allows you to take bigger risks and experiment. "

Lily James

Want

Take

" Growing up, I was always prancing around and singing... and I just never really stopped. "

Lily James

Singing

Growing Up

" My dad did every single accent under the sun, and he would read bedtime stories. "

" I really want to play interesting roles, but you want to work, so it's a balancing game. "

" For exams, I swotted so hard because I couldn't bear the thought of not coming first. "

" God, I used to have really skinny-crap eyebrows. They were such an ugly disaster. "

" My first paid role was my first job out of drama school, which was 'Just William.' It was a BBC TV show. I played Ethel. "

" I admire actresses like Jennifer Lawrence, who says what she thinks. "

Lily James

She

Admire

" I love putting on a red lip. I don't do it so much for events - somehow, I don't seem to get it right - but when I just go to the pub or to a restaurant or something, I just put a red lip on. "

Lily James

Red

Events

" It's hard to see yourself as a princess because it involves a huge leap of the imagination and sort of requires you to believe you can be that, which is a scary, weird thing. "

" Sadly, I've never met Princess Kate. "

" I live in dungarees, and I love denim - I wear denim shirts a lot. "

" Top athletes are like warriors. "

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Warriors

Athletes

" Why do women always get pointed at for their bodies? "

" I loved learning to fight and kill zombies. "

" Diet Coke is the only way I get through filming because I get so tired. "

" It's weird, the idea of someone else playing my dad, but weirdly nice. "

" My mum thinks I'm amazing at everything. That unconditional love is just the most precious thing you can have. "

" I love singing so much. As a kid, that was what I wanted to do. "

" I'm dying to do a tiny indie and play something totally naturalistic without any sort of constraints on me. Something where I can shock everyone. "

" You know that scene in 'Runaway Bride' when Julia Roberts puts on the amazing wedding dress and looks at herself in the mirror and goes, 'Swish, swish'? I loved that moment so much when I was a little girl. "

" Mum would have a panic attack if she had to stand up and give a speech around a table. "

" I saw this cool interview with Amy Adams from when she did 'Enchanted' and played a princess, and when kids came up to her with no make-up and ripped jeans on, she said, 'I'm off duty. I'm an off-duty princess', and I thought that was quite sweet. "